YANG Shanting, ZHAN Yanling, WANG Dengchao
High-Technology and Commercialization.
2026, 32(4):
88.
At present, Internet open-source data is characterized by massive ubiquity and heterogeneous structure,
which has profoundly impacted the traditional intelligence collection model. Limited and targeted collection
can hardly meet the needs of the new era, so it is urgent to analyze the changes in its operational logic from the
perspective of paradigm transformation. This study aims to reveal the transformation path and provide support for
the standardized and intelligent construction of intelligence work. Based on Kuhn’s paradigm theory, this study
adopts normative analysis and logical deduction to sort out relevant characteristics and paradigms, analyze the
impact of open-source data, identify dilemmas and propose transformation paths. Open-source data has promoted
four major transformations in intelligence collection. Meanwhile, feasible solutions are proposed for the dilemmas,
and systematic reforms are promoted from four dimensions, which is of great value for improving national
intelligence collection capabilities.